PERSON WHO WAS SUCCESSFUL INSPITE OF DISABILITY
Terence Parkin
Many swimmers competed
in multiple events during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. One of them was Terence Parkin of South
Africa. Terence's events included the
200 and 400 meter individual medley, the 4x100 meter free relay, and the 100
and 200 meter breaststroke. He swam in a
total of eight different qualifying and final races in five days during the
Olympics. Terence finished fifth in the
400 meter individual medley. In the 200
meter breaststroke, he finished second to win the silver medal.
What makes this
20-year-old Olympic swimmer somewhat unique is that he has never been able to
hear a race starter's signal. Born deaf,
Terence uses a strobe light similar to a camera flash to signal the beginning
of the race. The Olympic competitor only
began swimming at age 14. Now he holds
three national records in South Africa and owns a silver medal from the Sydney
Olympics.
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